2011 Denver mayoral election

The 2011 Denver mayoral election took place on May 3 and June 7, 2011 to elect the Mayor of Denver. It led to a run-off election on June 7, 2011, which was won by Michael Hancock.[1]

2011 Denver mayoral election
May 3 and June 7, 2011
 
Nominee Michael Hancock Chris Romer James Mejia
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First-round vote 30,811 32,170 29,170
First-round percentage 27.18% 28.38% 25.73%
Second-round vote 70,780 51,082
Second-round percentage 58.08% 41.92%
 
Nominee Doug Linkhart
Party Nonpartisan
First-round vote 10,714
First-round percentage 9.45%
Mayor before election

Bill Vidal
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

Michael Hancock.
Democratic

Elections in Colorado

On January 12, 2011, Guillermo "Bill" Vidal was sworn in as Mayor of Denver, Colorado after John Hickenlooper resigned to be sworn in as the 42nd Governor of Colorado.[2] Vidal was not a candidate in the election. Vidal served as mayor until July 2011.[2] The preliminary election was held on May 3, 2011 and the general election was on June 7, 2011 between Senator Chris Romer and City Councilman Michael B. Hancock.[3]

Candidates

The major candidates were:[4][5]

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Michael
Hancock (D)		 Chris
Romer (D)		 Other Undecided
Survey USA May 23–27, 2011 548 ± 4.3% 49% 39% — 11%

Results
Candidates Primary Election[7] General Election
Votes % Votes %
Michael B. Hancock 30,811 27.18 70,780 58
Chris Romer 32,170 28.38 51,082 42
James Mejia 29,170 25.73
Doug Linkhart 10,714 9.45
Theresa Spahn 3,373 2.98
Carol Boigon 2,357 2.08
Thomas Andrew Wolf 2,139 1.89
Danny F. Lopez 1,036 0.91
Jeff Peckman 796 0.7
Ken Simpson 526 0.46
Write-In 275 0.24
Total 113,367 100 121,862 100
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References
  1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/denver-city-councilman-wins-runoff-election-defeating-fellow-democrat-to-become-mayor/2011/06/07/AG1zgXLH_story.html
  2. Associated Press "Vidal takes over as Denver mayor", Denver Post, January 12, 2011, accessed January 19, 2011.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2019-04-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2011-01-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. http://www.westword.com/news/marcus-giavanni-files-complaint-over-exclusion-from-denver-mayoral-ballot-read-it-here-5868540
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2011-05-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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